who has the most passing touchdowns in college football

Braden Atkinson has the most passing touchdowns, with 21 touchdowns this season.

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2026 season

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	21	2026	ORST	6	166	235	70.6	2,257	9.6	376.2	2	179.1	8.9	0.9	8	68
2	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	18	2026	USC	7	152	224	67.9	2,045	9.1	292.1	3	168.4	8.0	1.3	6	40
3	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	17	2026	IND	6	88	129	68.2	1,364	10.6	227.3	0	200.5	13.2	0.0	8	48
4	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	17	2026	OSU	6	116	163	71.2	1,772	10.9	295.3	2	194.4	10.4	1.2	11	69
5	Kamario Taylor K. Taylor	17	2026	MSST	5	102	154	66.2	1,450	9.4	290.0	4	176.6	11.0	2.6	13	64
6	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	16	2026	ARIZ	6	140	191	73.3	1,756	9.2	292.7	4	174.0	8.4	2.1	15	85
7	CJ Carr	16	2026	ND	6	102	144	70.8	1,378	9.6	229.7	1	186.5	11.1	0.7	2	9
8	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	16	2026	MEM	6	101	144	70.1	1,535	10.7	255.8	3	192.2	11.1	2.1	8	68
9	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	15	2026	UNT	6	143	198	72.2	1,868	9.4	311.3	4	172.4	7.6	2.0	3	23
10	Conner Weigman C. Weigman	15	2026	HOU	6	110	165	66.7	1,428	8.7	238.0	1	168.2	9.1	0.6	5	11
11	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	15	2026	MIA	5	112	133	84.2	1,438	10.8	287.6	0	212.2	11.3	0.0	4	18
12	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	14	2026	SMU	5	117	156	75.0	1,588	10.2	317.6	5	183.7	9.0	3.2	6	48
13	Gunner Stockton G. Stockton	14	2026	UGA	6	95	124	76.6	1,298	10.5	216.3	2	198.6	11.3	1.6	6	38
14	Austin Simmons A. Simmons	14	2026	MIZZ	6	107	165	64.8	1,434	8.7	239.0	1	164.6	8.5	0.6	6	24
15	Mason Heintschel M. Heintschel	14	2026	PITT	5	98	148	66.2	1,304	8.8	260.8	1	170.1	9.5	0.7	5	34
16	Maddux Madsen M. Madsen	13	2026	BSU	6	110	166	66.3	1,296	7.8	216.0	0	157.7	7.8	0.0	5	23
17	Anthony Colandrea A. Colandrea	13	2026	NEB	6	119	186	64.0	1,405	7.6	234.2	3	147.3	7.0	1.6	10	73
18	Beau Pribula B. Pribula	13	2026	UVA	6	91	137	66.4	1,080	7.9	180.0	1	162.5	9.5	0.7	18	133
19	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	13	2026	TOL	6	120	188	63.8	1,565	8.3	260.8	1	155.5	6.9	0.5	3	20
20	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	13	2026	WAKE	6	124	184	67.4	1,680	9.1	280.0	1	166.3	7.1	0.5	10	62
21	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	13	2026	OKST	5	114	169	67.5	1,575	9.3	315.0	5	165.2	7.7	3.0	4	28
22	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	13	2026	TXST	5	92	138	66.7	1,226	8.9	245.2	5	165.1	9.4	3.6	5	31
23	Deuce Bailey D. Bailey	13	2026	CCAR	6	93	173	53.8	1,340	7.7	223.3	3	140.2	7.5	1.7	18	134
24	Katin Houser K. Houser	12	2026	ILL	6	122	184	66.3	1,440	7.8	240.0	4	149.2	6.5	2.2	6	41
25	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	12	2026	FAU	5	128	175	73.1	1,427	8.2	285.4	2	162.0	6.9	1.1	9	52

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More Oregon State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,257

Atkinson

RUSH

326

Newberry

REC

932

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

41.8

11th

OPP PPG

22.0

63rd

RUSH YDS/G

131.2

125th

PASS YDS/G

391.2

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	2-0	5-1
2	Oregon State	2-0	4-2
3	Fresno State	1-1	4-2
4	San Diego State	1-1	2-4
5	Utah State	1-1	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	WSU	@	ORST	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ORST	@	FRES	11:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	ORST	@	BSU	6:00 PM
Sat 11/21	USU	@	ORST	10:30 PM

Last Game

San Diego State

2 - 4

Final

Oregon State

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333